diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0d0fa854f..dc0614d0c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ test: generate fmt vet envtest ## Run tests.
 	rm cover.out.tmp
 
 .PHONY: e2etest
-e2etest: generate local-deploy local-release chainsaw
+e2etest: generate local-release local-deploy chainsaw
 	GIT_REF=$(GIT_REF) $(CHAINSAW) test ./e2e --assert-timeout 1200s $(E2E_SELECTOR)
 
 local-deploy: kind ctlptl tilt kustomize clusterctl